Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Volume 2 of Alfred Hitchcock&s greatest films including The Birds Vertigo Frenzy Topaz Marnie Torn Curtain & Family Plot Vertigo (1958) A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the activities of an old friend&s wife whilst becoming dangerously obsessed with her The Birds (1963) A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a Northern California town that takes a bizarre turn when birds of all kinds begin to attack people in increasing numbers & with increasing viciousness Marnie (1964) Mark marries Marnie although she is a thief & possesses serious psychological problems Mark tries to help her confront & resolve the issues Torn Curtain (1966) An American scientist defects to East Germany as part of a cloak & dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin & has to figure out a plan to escape back West Topaz (1969) A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in Cold War politics first uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis & then back to France to break up a Russian spy ring Frenzy (1972) A serial killer is murdering women in London with a necktie the police have a suspect but he isn&t the correct man Family Plot (1976) Suspense film about a phony psychiccon artist & her taxi driverprivate investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while following a missing heir in California Actors James Stewart Kim Novak Tippi Hedren Sean Connery & Paul Newman Director Alfred Hitchcock Certificate 18 years & over Year 1958 ; 1963 ; 1964 ; 1966 ; 1969 ; 1972 ; 1976 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages German ; French ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 14 hours & 16 minutes (approx)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass For Arthur Dent who has only just had his house demolished that morning this seems already to be more than he can cope with Sadly however the weekend has only just begun & the Galaxy is a very very very large & startling place The Restaurant at the End of the Universe When all questions of space time matter adn the nature of being have been resolved only one question remains
- ' Where shall we have dinner?' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience & for once there is no morning after to worry about Life the Universe & Everything In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth However just as he thinks that things cannot possibly get any worse they suddenly do He discovers that the Galaxy is not only mind-boggling big & bewildering but also that most of the things that happen in it are staggeringly unfair So Long & Thanks for All the Fish Just as Arthur Dent's sense of reality is in its dickiest state he suddenly finds the girl of his dreams He finds her in the last place in the Universe in which he would expect to find anything at all but which 3976000 people will find oddly familiar They go in search of God's Final Message to His Creation & in a dramatic break with tradition actually find it
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Arthur Dent&s day couldn&t get much worse Not only is his home about to be demolished but Earth itself is to be obliterated in order to make way for an intergalactic highway Luckily Arthur is saved from almost certain death by his friend Ford Prefect who is actually an alien ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The story of the German Resistance is one that is rarely heard but the bravery of the conspirators despite their lack of success in stopping Hitler in his tracks is nothing short of heroic In 1944 Operation Valkyrie & Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg got within striking distance of assassinating the Fuhrer This programme one of three focussing on the career of Adolf Hitler examines the attempted July Bomb Plot ahead of the release of the film Valkyrie (starring Tom Cruise) later this year 1 Introduction 2 Rise To Power 3 Early Warnings 4 The Conspirators 5 Man On A Mission 6 Trial & Retribution Language English Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Winner of the Wolfson Prize for History Ian Kershaw's Hitler 1936-1945 Nemesis is the concluding second volume of one of the greatest biographies of modern times No figure in twentieth century history more clearly demands a close biographical understanding than Adolf Hitler; & no period is more important than the Second World War Beginning with Hitler's startling European successes in the aftermath of the Rhineland occupation from Czechoslovakia to Poland; addressing crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism; exploring the Holocaust & the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively; & ending nine years later with the suicide in the Berlin bunker Kershaw allows us as never before to understand Hitler's motivation & impact ' Magisterial anyone who wishes to understand the third reich must read Kershaw for no on has done more to lay bare Hitler's morbid psyche' Niall Ferguson Sunday Telegraph ' An achievement of the very highest order a marvellous book' Michael Burleigh Financial Times ' No previous biographer has examined Hitler's devilishness in Kershaw's detail his book is so comprehensive so richly documented & so judicious that it will not soon be superseded' Daniel Johnson Daily Telegraph Ian Kershaw's other books include Hitler 1936-1945 Nemesis Making Friends with Hitler Fateful Choices Ten Decisions that Changed the World 1940-4 & The End Hitler's Germany 1944-45 Hitler 1936-1945 Nemesis received the Wolfson History Prize & the Bruno Kreisky Prize in Austria for Political Book of the Year & was joint winner of the inaugural British Academy Book Prize ...

A revelatory look at the residences of Adolf Hitler illuminating their powerful role in constructing & promoting the dictator's private persona both within Germany & abroad Adolf Hitler's makeover from rabble-rouser to statesman coincided with a series of dramatic home renovations he undertook during the mid-1930s This provocative book exposes the dictator's preoccupation with his private persona which was shaped by the aesthetic & ideological management of his domestic architecture Hitler's bachelor life stirred rumors & the Nazi regime relied on the dictator's three dwellings-the Old Chancellery in Berlin his apartment in Munich & the Berghof his mountain home on the Obersalzberg-to foster the myth of the Fuhrer as a morally upstanding & refined man Author Despina Stratigakos also reveals the previously untold story of Hitler's interior designer Gerdy Troost through newly discovered archival sources At the height of the Third Reich media outlets around the world showcased Hitler's homes to audiences eager for behind-the-scenes stories After the war fascination with Hitler's domestic life continued as soldiers & journalists searched his dwellings for insights into his psychology The book's rich illustrations many previously unpublished offer readers a rare glimpse into the decisions involved in the making of Hitler's homes & into the sheer power of the propaganda that influenced how the world saw him ...

These are four new titles in this burgeoning series providing a great introduction to the remarkable lives of important historical figures Each book describes a famous life following the protagonist through their triumphs & tribulations It has lively speech colourful illustrations & photographs that bring the reader closer to the action as the story unfolds ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Berlin 1945 In the Fuhrerbunker the last hiding place of the man who unleashed a reign of terror across Europe it is Adolf Hitler&s 56th birthday As the Allied troops close in on the doomed city Nazi leaders headed by Martin Bormann Goebbels & Keitel celebrate the Fuhrer&s birthday
- knowing it will be his last But even as Allied guns pound Berlin to ruins Hitler still plots brooding over maps moving non-existent armies Finally he accepts the inevitable goes through a marriage ceremony with Eva Braun dedicates his last will & takes a pistol from a drawer It is left to Goebbels to tell the last of his followers " The Furher is dead- the heart of Germany has ceased to beat" Sir Alec Guinness gives a masterly performance as the demented Hitler in this faithful re-creation of the last days of the German leader&s life
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Motivated by anger & misdirected by ego Hitler struggles in a world he believes owes him something enticing Germany in a macabre dance of surrender & control Emerging from WWI after a stint in the German Army he accepts their offer to infiltrate & spy on the German Workers& Party Their nationalism & anti-Semitism match Hitler&s virulent personal politics so he strikes while the iron is hot & by draping his agenda in mythical legends of Aryan superiority he makes the iron even hotter by repeatedly striking it Nominated for no less than seven Emmy awards Actors Robert Carlyle Stockard Channing Jena Malone Julianna Margulies Matthew Modine Liev Schreiber Peter Stormare Friedrich von Thun & Peter O& Toole Director Christian Duguay Certificate 12 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1771 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 57 minutes (approx)
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Hitler's Alpine Headquarters look at the development of the Obersalzberg from a small long established farming community into Hitler's country residence & the Nazis' southern headquarters Introducing new images & additional text this book is a much expanded sequel to the author's acclaimed Hitler's Alpine Retreat (P & S 2005) This book will appeal to those with a general interest in the Third Reich It explains how & why Hitler chose this area to build a home & his connection to this region New chapters focus on buildings & individuals of Hitler's inner circle not covered in the earlier book The development of the region is extensively covered by use of contemporary propaganda postcards & accompanying detailed text Presenting the history of this region & the many associated important historical moments in contemporary postcards allows the reader to view the subject matter as it was presented to the masses at that time With over 300 images & three maps & the opportunity to compare a number of 'then & now' images the story of Hitler's Southern Headquarters is brought to life through this extensive coverage Two seasons as an expert tour guide specializing in the history of the region during the Third Reich period allowed the author to carry out his own detailed research There is an interview with a local man who as a small boy was photographed with Hitler together with comments gathered during a recent meeting with Rochus Misch who served on Hitler's staff ...